Machine for making wall strips



June 18, 1940. .1. lwANlw MACHINE FOR MAKING WALL STRIPS Filed Oct. 5. 1939 Jos Patented June 18, 1940 UNETD STA'AS pagina This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a machine for making wall strips.

The invention particularly relates to wall strips formed o'f flexible material adapted to be pasted or cemented upon a wall to simulate the molding of panels, and the like.

The invention contemplates decorating the wall strips in accordance with various designs and surface ornamentations.

1') More specifically the invention proposes a machine capable of making wall strips as mentioned which may subsequently be cut into lengths varying from one to twenty yards, and of widths varying from lto 2" so as to be usable as .3 desired.

The invention contemplates to so arrange the machine that wall strips may be manufactured of diiferent colors, and in different designs, and be of ne thin paper, or other material such as heavy paper, rubber sheets, Cellophane, and the like.

The wall strips may be` used for decorating wallsto simulate panels, and other similar-parts, at a such lower cost than molding and other objects previously used for this purpose.

Still further the invention proposes to construct the machine for making wall strips, and characterize it by a drying chamber and a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections of a continuous strip, in different stages, through the drying c-hamber in zigzag rpath. It is proposed also to provide a means for applying adhesive material, waterproofing material, paints, inks, etc., upon the' strip of material at the different stages as it passes through the drying chamber.

Still further the invention proposes the construc-tion of a device as mentioned which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the Various novel features of ,the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is aside elevational view of a machine for making wall strips constructed in accordance Ywith this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional View-,taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

-Fig. 3 isa fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of one of the rods used in the strip guiding units.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of a.

vportion of the machine illustrating particularly the adhesive applying device. ,5

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary verticalsectional view of another portion of 'the machine illustrating particularly the printing portion of the device.

Fig. 7 is va fragmentary vertical view taken on the line 'I-I of Fig. 1. Il0

The machine for making wall strips in accordance with this invention includes a drying chamber I0 which may be constructed in any desirable manner, according to present day practices. Such drying chambers are generally .l5 known, and for this reason'details thereof will not be' given in this specification. The drying chamber I0 is provided with a plurality of slots II arranged in the end walls through which the continuous strip I2 may be threaded. A plurality 20 of strip guiding units are provided for guiding sections of the continuous strip I2, in different stages, through the drying chamber I0, in a zigzag path.

Each guiding unit mentioned in the previous 25 paragraph includes a bearing block I3 pivotally supported by a pintle rivet I4 in a way so that the bearing block may pivot in one direction or the other. A rod I5 slidably engages through the block I3. A set screw I6 threadedly engages 30 through the block and abuts the rod` I 5 for holding it in various longitudinally adjusted positions. An arcuate bracket I1 is fixedly mounted, and provided with an arcuate slot I8 through which a clamp bolt and rut I9 engages. This clamp 35 l bolt and nut is mounted on a block 20 through which the rod I5 passes.

The arrangement is such that the nut may be loosened and the rod I5 pivoted to various annular positions about the pintle I4 as a pivot, and 4U fixed in any of the annular positions. The outer end of each rod I5 is provided with a strip guiding element or other device. Each rod I5 is formed from a plurality of sections I5a which are removably connected together. Each section 45 I5u has a threaded portion I5b at one end, engageable in a threaded'opening I 5 in the adjacent end of the adjacent sections. The ar-v rangement is such that rod sections may' be removed, or additional ones added to retract or 50 extend the guiding means.

The strip I2 is shown coming off of a supplyl roll I2. This supply roll is supported upon a shaft 22 rotatively mounted in a suitable sup' porzting bracket 23. The web portion I2 coming 55 of! o! the roll I2' is engaged over a roller 24 which is rotatively supported on a bracket 25 mounted upon the outer end of one of the rods I5. The web I2l continues into a web portion I2 which extends through one of the slots II into the drying chamber I5 and then comes out at another slot II and ensues over another guide element, in the form of a roller 25. This roller 25 is supported in a bearing 21 which is adiustably mounted on a bracket 25. Adjustment screws 25 threadedly engage the bracket and engage with the bearing 21, in a conventional way, so that the bearing may be adjusted upon the bracket. The bracket 25 is provided with a plurality of additional rollers 35, 3I and 32 which engage each other in a series.

The roller 35 is opposed to the roller 25 and engages the bottom side of the strip I2. The roller 32 extends into a tank 33 which is mounted upon the outer end of another one of the rods I5. This particular rod I5 has an auxiliary end portion I5d connected with the rod by a suitable screw and clamp nut 34. The web portion I2b after passing around the roller 26 continues into a web portion I2c which engages over the guide element 35 mounted upon the body of the drying chamber I5. The web portion I2c then extends through the drying chamber and comes out of the other side engaging against another guide roller 35 which is also mounted on the body of the drying chamber. From this point the web portion continues over a guiding element 31, in'the form of a roller, mounted upon a bracket 35 mounted upon the outer end of another one of the rods I5.

The web I2c then continues into a web portion I2d which extends upwards over another guiding roller 39 mounted on the body of the drying chamber I5. 'I'he web I2d then passes through the drying chamber and comes out from the other side engaging against the guide roller 45. From this point the guide roller engages between the roller 4I and a counter-roller 42. These latter rollers are mounted upon a bracket 43 mounted upon an auxiliary outer end I5 of another one of the rods I5. The roller 4I is supported in a bearing. which is adjustabiy mounted on the bracket 43 and is controlled by an adjustment screw 45. The roller 42 is one of a series of rollers which include rollers 45 and 41. The roller 41 engages against the doctor blade edge 48 of a container 49 adapted to hold suitable ink, paint, and the like.

The web section I2d then continues over another guide element 55, in the form of a roller rotatively supported on a bracket 5I in turn supported on another one of the rods I5. The web |24 after passing over the roller 55 continues into a web section I2e which engages upon a roll 53 upon which the material of the strip is drawn. This Yroll 53 is mounted upon the shaft 54 supported on a bracket 55. A drive pulley 55 is also mounted on the shaft 54 and is adapted to be driven by a belt 51 or other driving element receiving its motion from an electric motor or other convenient prime mover.

The roller 55 consists of a plurality alternating spacer sections 55 and disc knives 55h, rotatively held on horizontal bar 55. The disc knives 55b are provided to cut the web I2d to parallel strips I2". The width of these strips may be varied as desired by changing the width of the corresponding spacer section on bar 55.

The left hand end oi' the web section I2b is adapted to be sprayed with a waterprooing substance or other desirable substance. For this purpose an air operated sprayer 55 is provided. manually controlled, and supported upon another one o! the rods I5. This sprayer 55 preierably is for the purpose oi spraying shellac upon the top face of the strip I2. The left hand section of the web I2d is adapted to be colored with printing ink, paint, or other desirable substances which may be applied with a spraying gun 55. This spraying gun is supported on another one of the vrods I5. The gun 55 may be manually operated. Another sprayer 5I is adapted to spray heated paraiiin or other substance upon the right hand section of the web I2d past the rollers 4I and 42. This sprayer gun 5I is shown supported on a rod 52 which is adiustably connected with a support rod 53 by a wing screw and nut device 54.

A means is provided for reciprocating the spray device 55 so as to vary the application of color to the strip. This means includes a follower 55 mounted upon the rod I5 which supports the spray device. This follower 55 engages a cam 55 of a predetermined shape and design. The cam 55 is mounted upon a spindle 51 which is provided with a gear 55 engaged by a chain 55 in turn engaging over a pinion 15 shown mounted on a shaft 1I coaxial with th'e roller 35. 'Ihe roller 35 is xedly mounted on the shaft 1I which in turn is rotatively supported in a bracket 12 mounted upon the body of the drying chamber I5.

The operation of the machine for making wall strips is as follows:

The drive pulley 55 turns the roll 55 and draws the strip I2 through the machine. The path of the strip may be followed by starting at the roll I2'. From the roll, the web I2* passes upwards over the guide roller 24 and continues into the web section I2". At this point the top of the' web section I2b is sprayed with shellac or other iluid from the spray gun 55. The position of the spray gun may be varied by varying the position of the rod I5 so that the shellac or other substance is applied upon the strip I2 in a satisfactory way. The shellacked web portion then passes through one of the openings II into the drying chamber I5. Due to the drying atmosphere within the chamber the shellac readily dries.

The shellacked web then passes out through another one of the openings II and continues into the right hand portion of the web portion I2b. This web portion then passes between the rollers 25 and 35 and at this point the bottom side of the strip is coated with shellac material such as the usual gum material, obtainedfrom the container 33 and transferred by the various transfer rollers. The web section I2c which is now coated with adhesive substance on its bottom side then pmses through the drying chamber I5 so that the adhesive material quickly dries.

The web section I2= then continues into the section I2d which is ornamented with printers ink, paint, or the like, from the spray gun 55. This spray gun 55 is mechanically reciprocated upwards and downwards to various distances from the strip section I2d so as to vary the coloring oi the strip. 'Ihe shape of the cam 55 controls the particular design produced by the spray gun 55. The position of the spray gun 55 may be varied by changing the position of its supporting rod I5 in a way as previously described. The web section I2d then passes aaoaaoi through thev drying chamber I and the ink, paint, and the like then dries.

`'Ihe web then continues to a point between the rollers Il and 42 and then this area. is imprinted with a design. 'I'he roller 42 preferably is engraved with a suitable design which is printed by a printing fluid supplied from the container '49. The web section ind is sprayed with a protective paraliin or other desirable substances by the spray gun 6|. The ornamented strip is then drawn upon the roll 53 and from this roll itmay be subsequently unwound and cut into lengths of various sizes. l

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire -to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A machine for making wall strips, comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections of a continuous strip in different stages through said drying chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous strip forwards, means for applying shellac on the top side of said strip at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying an adhesive substance on the/bottom of said strip at a point past the. first of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of lsaid strip at a point past the second stage of drying, and means for printing the top of said strip at a'point past the third stage of drying.

2. A machine for making wall strips, comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections of a continuous strip@ in different stages through said drying chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous strip forwards, means for applying shellac on the top side of said strip at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying an adhesive substance on the bottom of said strip at a point past the rst of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of said stripat a point past the second stage 'of drying, and means for printing the top of said strip at a point past the third stageA of drying, each of said guiding elements comprising a bearing block pivotally mounted, a rod engaging through bearing block,

means for ilxedly holdingsaid rod in various positions upon said bearing block, and a guiding element on the outer end of said rod.

3. A machine for making wall strips, comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections of a continuous strip in different stages through -said drying chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous stripv forwards, means for applying shellac on the top -side of said strip at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying an adhesive substance on the bottom of said strip at a point past the first of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of said strip at a point past the second stage of drying, and means for printing the top of said strip at a point past the third stage of drying, each of said guiding elements comprising a bearing block pivotally mounted, a. rod engaging through bearing block,

.means for ixedlyv holding said rod in various Ipositions upon said bearing block, and a guiding element on the outer end of said rod, said rod being formed from a plurality of connected 'sections' atlapted to be disconnected so that sections may be removed or other sections added to vary the length of the rod.

4. A machine for making wall strips, comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections lof a continuous strip in different stages through said drying chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous strip forwards, means for `applying shellac on the top side'ofsaid strip at one Apoint before the drying chamber, means for applying an adhesive substance on the bottom of said strip at a point past the first of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of said strip at a point past the second stage of drying, and means for printing the top of said strip at a point past the third stage of drying, said means for applying shellac comprising a spray gunvfor the shellac.

5. A machine for making wall strips, comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections of a continuous strip in different stages through said drying chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous strip forwards, means for applying shellac on' the top side'of said strip at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying an adhesive substance on the bottom of said strip at a point past the first of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of said strip at a point past the second stage of drying, and means for printing the top of said strip at point past the third stage oi' drying, said means for applying shellac comprising a spray gun for the shellac, and means for supporting the spray-gun at a desirable position in relation with said strip.

6. A machine for making wall strips, comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for vguiding sections of a continuous strip in different stages through said drying chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous strip forwards, means for applying shellac on the top side of said strip 4at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying an adhesive substance on the bottom of said strip at a point past the first of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of said strip at a point past the second stage of drying, and means for printing the top of said strip at a point past the third stage of drying, said means for applying adhesive substance including a container for the adhesive substance, transfer rollers for transferring the adhesive substance from the container-,and depositing it upon said strip.

'7. A machine for making wall strips,v comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip ous strip in different stages through said dryling chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous strip forwards, means for applying shellac on the top side of said strip at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying. an adhesive substance on the bottom of said strip at a point past the first of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of said strip at a point paste the second stage of drying, and means for printing the top of said strip at a point past the third stage of drying, said means for applying ink or paint to the top of the strip including a spray gun.

8. A machine for making wall strips, comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections of a continuous strip in different stages through said drying shellac on the top side of said strip at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying an adhesive substance on the bottom of said strip at a point past the first of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of said strip at a point past the second stage of drying, and means for printing the top of said strip at a point past the third stage of drying, said means for applying ink or paint to the top of the strip including a spray gun, and means for holding said spray gun in various positions relative to said strip.

9. A machine for makingA wall strips, comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections of a continuous strip in dierent stages through said drying chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous strip forwards, means for applying shellac on the top side of said strip at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying an ad hesive substance on the bottom of said strip at a point past the first of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of said strip at a point past the second stage of drying,'and means for printing the top of said strip at a point past the third stage of drying, said means for applying ink or paint to the top of the strip including a spray gun, and means for holding said spray gun in various positions relative to said strip, said holding means including a cam for reciprocating the spray gun to vary the designs.

10. A machine for making wall strips, comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections of a continuous strip in different stages through said drying chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous strip forwards, means for applying shellac on the top side of said strip at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying an adhesive substance on the bottom of said strip at a point past the rst of said stages,

means for applying ink `or paint on the top of said strip at a point past the second stage of drying, and means for printing the top of said strip at a point past the third stage of drying, comprising a. printing unit having an engraved roller engaging against the strip and supplied with suitable printing ink, paint and the like.

11. A machine for making wall strips, cornprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections of a continuous strip in different stagesy through said drying chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous strip forwards, means for applying shellac on the top side of said strip at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying an adhesive substance on the bottom of said strip at a point past the first of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of said strip at a point past the second stage of drying, means for printing the top of said strip at a point past the third stage of drying, and a means for applying melted paraffin or the like to the strip past the printing means.

l2. A machine for making wall strips, comprising a drying chamber, a plurality of strip guiding units for guiding sections of a continuous strip in different stages through said drying chamber in a zigzag path, means for moving said continuous strip forwards, means for applying shellac on the top side of said strip at one point before the drying chamber, means for applying an adhesive substance on the bottom of said strip 'at a point past the first of said stages, means for applying ink or paint on the top of said strip at a point past the second stage of drying, means for printing the top of said strip at a point past the third stage of drying, and a means for applying melted paraffin or the like to the strip past the printing means, including a spray gun for the paraffin or the other substances, and means forY supporting said spray gun in a suitable relative position to the strip.

JOSEPH IWANIW. 

